On, off, on, off: Karate Kid scheduling

Jim Time for 60...

cancelled last week, 

on again inside since Friday, 

off this am but on again,

outside this pm. 

Pissed off. 

My prep assumed Bacardi would be within eyesight! But no, running the audio from the office behind the hedge at the far end of the yard and over a hedge? For fuck's sake, and then at crap volume? Can you make my job any frigging harder?

Madge a massive help outside, basically running the show as kids either collecting gravel or trying to hump my leg. Either way, paying stuff all attention to me.

Not frantic but concentrated lesson plan prep this morning; good excuse to bail on yet more graduation ceremony preparations & lunch bollocks (green, wasn't missed).

Up up up (Everybody Up song)

make a massive circle

Janken race in middle, losers run chaotic. Fun? 

I see something blue etc (recycled posters made last week) but too many making head start. 

Tag "Stuck in the Mud" finished everyone off - hot & dusty.

 Was presented with a paper plate, as this last JT

Chief says that another school nearby also having a foreign player in next year. Who is .......?

Ten minutes online finds a tattooed Saffer chancer, not local and not destined to become one. 

What would John Snow say?

So the Juan plan is coming together; whole school in hall for 30 mins + local media :)

Glad I did not sweat on detailed lesson plans for December, as plan B immediately binned (one size fits all classes), Juan's day = shift of classess and refusing to some on 25th = obliged to hang around on 24th. Think I will make a deal out of collecting Santa from the North Pole!)

So, meeting this morning while Boss & his wife stuffed cash into envelopes - a lot of cash. I'd guess about ¥4m? Think they had Bangladesh's national debt on the table.

Following Bacardi's lead, as she has adopted 'How's the Weather' into morning routine. Did register, which kids always enjoy, 'one little finger'. Quick serve lunch, had fun with Satsuki & Sona, but cold despite wearing thermal legs for 1st time this winter.

Winter is Coming.

Violent Femmes

With Bacardi in Legs11's class; like her a lot & her style but not as bouncy and in control of micro behavior. Does do things differently, especially praise. Obviously uses music more & has found scores for How's the Weather, and today's Ghoulie Ghost - this last edition of Jim Time was shite. I got hit a couple of times not playfully (after a fairly violent lunch). Go Away became flying kicks & punches, power slides & grabbing. Not in the mood on a Friday arvo.

Allied to this is feeling huge and having a really painful knee all week. Constant & fairly intense.

An appointment certifying one of our YLE examiners after classes.
All day Saturday to look forward to as well, workshop & Rei too. Work appointment after classes, meeting a publisher's rep for dinner & drinks. Get her talking about herself, give her some gossip, and enjoy the food (Doma Doma).

Dental hygiene & Henrietta Hippo

Little Rino showed me a hole where a tooth had jumped into a donut; timely as today's big screen prezzo in the hall for all = dental hygiene with communal practice. Not my favourite topic, gawping into people's mouths/communal tooth-brushing & gargling. And yes, there was a song for that, along with animated nasties eating away enamel.

Kept myself busy with Edmodo.

Made it up as I went along, with Henrietta the Hairy Hippo

Bacardi keen to observe a class again for her son this week.

Late last night rearranging my room & getting board up, PC shifted, while trying to listen to the exciting 1st Test at Lords v Sri Lanka ending in a draw, last man in w/ 5 balls left etc...gripping stuff